My male BP Yvon has had two successful locks with one of my females. But now when I placed them together he started "flipping out"... much like two male sparring.

When she moves he starts thrashing, arching, pushing her against the side of the tub.

Bit of background on this male...

I had a male last year, that I got as a female. I had placed them together and they locked... I placed him with another female that I had paired with my pastel previously, and he behaved in the same manner (thrashing, etc.).

I put him back with his first female a few weeks later and he behaved in the same way. That is when I re-probed "HER" and found out that I had placed him with a male initially.

A breeder I knew said he thought that I had scared him off of breeding, and that chances are he smelt the other male on the second female.

I retired him for the season, and this year he has done well, as noted, he has had two locks.

Sooooo... is he done for the season? Can he sense this female is close to ovulation? Or perhaps I missed an ovulation? Does he smell the other males in the rack? I just really am at a loss as to his behaviour. And it is not like he is subtle about it.

I placed them together and came back because I could hear this thumping in the enclosure.

I gave them half an hour to be sure and sure enough, everytime she moves, he flips out. Is this normal? I have seen some assertive behaviour by my other snakes complete with tail wagging and lining up, etc. But with him there is none of this.

I laid on the floor in front of the rack with indirect light to watch and see, and he is just hyper aware of her every movement.

Any pointers? Do I retire him for the season?

He is a het recessive, and this female was only going to be paired with him this season.

I really do not want to waste this season, but at the same time, I do not want to pair her with any other males being that they have locked already.

Thanks in advance,
Bruce